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Hard Hat Pudding

Hard Hat Pudding

Last week we took a little trip down food memory lane. We grew up in the 1970’s with a lot of prepackaged food (Swanson’s TV dinners and Kool-Aid, anyone?) and those little Pillsbury recipe booklets you would find at the checkout. As children of the 

Blood Orange Olive Oil Loaf

Blood Orange Olive Oil Loaf

We may sound like a broken record around this time every year. Blood oranges. We have so many blood oranges! The season is short, though, so we have to make the most of it 😉 This time we are sharing something a little different with 

Cassoulet with Duck Confit

Cassoulet with Duck Confit

It’s almost Valentine’s Day! We like to serve special dishes on Valentine’s Day. Cassoulet with Duck Confit is a decadent yet comforting dish that will warm your heart and your tastebuds. We use prepared duck confit because it’s available at our local specialty market, but 

Shepherd’s Pie

Shepherd’s Pie

It’s that dreary mid-winter time of the year when we crave comfort food. Shepherd’s Pie has always been a favorite wintertime meal for us. We like to make ours with lamb – we read somewhere that shepherds herd sheep not cows, haha! – but you 

English Muffins

English Muffins

If you are ever in St. Helena, a quaint town in the heart of the Napa Valley, you must visit The Model Bakery . It is hands down our favorite bakery.   They not only make excellent Almond Macaroons , as we previously shared with you, 

Goodbye 2020

Goodbye 2020

Top row left to right: Our Favorite Pop Tarts, Fast and Easy Mexican Style Shredded Chicken, Challah Middle row left to right: Air Fryer Apple Donuts, Malloreddus Pasta, Cochinita Pibil Bottom row left to right: Individual Blackberry Pies, Mexican Chocolate Cake, Malted Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies 

Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Is it really already the second week of December? It’s time to bake holiday cookies! Something to brighten our days and satisfy our longing for tradition. The holidays look a little different this year. Baking brings us joy and we want to share it with 

Sourdough Discard Focaccia

Sourdough Discard Focaccia

Have you gotten on the sourdough starter bandwagon this year? We have and are loving baking all the breads. Truth be told, we don’t like to throw away our discard sourdough starter and have been looking for ways to use it up. Our Sourdough Discard 

French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup is probably one of the simplest soups in terms of the few ingredients it requires. The thing about French Onion Soup is that it takes time – lots of time to perfectly caramelize the onions. This recipe is perfect to make on 

Air Fryer Apple Donuts

Air Fryer Apple Donuts

Ahhh…fall has finally arrived in our area. The nights are finally cold and the days are crisp. Fall is apple season for us and one of our all-time favorite treats are Apple Donuts. In years past, we have made the trek up to Apple Hill